St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
An Alleged Synopsis of the Mat
terS it Will Discuss.


NEW YORK, Dec. "A Washington
special to the Tribune says: The presi-
dent at the meeting of the cabinet yes
terday submitted the rough draft of his
forthcoming annual message to con-
gresS. 1t was fully and freely discussed
for nearly four hours, and will again be
submitted Friday to the cabinet in the
form in which it is to be sent to con-
gress. Meanwhile speculation is rife as
to the contents of what will probably be
one of the longest official documents
ever written by Mr.. Cleveland. Those
who know say that it will contain ap-
proximately $4,000 words. From excel
lent sources it is ascertained that Mr..
Bayard'S department will absorb the
lions share of the presidents message.
He will announce in the first place
either the result of the fisheries COM
mission OF the fact that they are still at
work. There is an impression prevail
ing that the commission will sit for the
last time Saturday next. 1t indicates
that the negotiation of new treaty has
been found impracticable, a result said
to be favored by Mr.. Bayard, who is
represented as despairing of getting
treaty acted upon by the senate in it's
present temper. What the president
Will DlODdDly OC ttDlC W III Ills
message is that the commission has
agreed upon an Interpretation of the
treaty of 1918. A revision of the natur-
ralizatiOn laws, the establishment of a
central bureau for the registration of
NATURALIZED CITIZENS,
and hint as to the advisability of re-
Stricting by federal statute immigration
of an undesirable kind are among the
topics discussed by the president in
view of the recent anarchist demonstra-
tiOnS in various parts of the country.
Regarding the tariff and other Dues
tions of finance, the president will have
little to say, the present plan being, it is
said, to let the secretary of the treasury
deal with both questions in extenso in
his annual report. In general and
very guarded way the president recon-
mendS, it is understood, liberal en-
largement of the free list, mentioning,
however, by name, none of the articles
which in his opinion ought to be placed
there. Upon the wording of this part
of the message much care and attention
have been bestowed. Among those to
whom it has been read, outside of the
members of the cabinet, are MeSsrs.
Carlisle, Scott and WattersOn. Mr..
Randall has been given no opportunity
to inspect it. A cOdifcation of the bank
HlS laws duloHucu III Iilo IlduHer pro-
posed by the controller of the currency
is recommended. The president, it is
thought, will in a cautious way recon-
mend liberal system of appropriations
for the improvement of the Mississippi
river. He will likewise suggest, it is
believed, that appropriations for this
river be made separately and not as
heretofore in the river and harbOr bill,
which he has always regarded as an
object of suspicion, more or less. The
repeal of the pre-emption and timber
culture acts is urged in the strongest Of
terms. The necessity of preserving the
national forest is also pointed out. The
Bayfield, railroads, it is understood, will
be the subject of a special message to
congress later ON.